The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-04-09

The milking qualities of cow de-
pend more upon her sire's mother than
upon those ol her own mother.
A common hoe, strengthened out by
II blacksmith makes a cheap and eN-
eellent implement tor ehopplng roots
for stork.
The poultry business in the United
States Is estimated al S25A, 900, 0un per
nnnuna. Over S2,hoo,Oo was paid for
imported eggs last year.
1t Is generally admitted that the
granular system IN butter-naklng Is
not only . great saving of labor but also
the means Of obtaining better results.
\ few fnrfner neighhcrs can have
fresh meat every day In the year lN
taking turns In killing beef, pig or
sheep and dividing the carcass equally.
ship your corn to market hy, way of
the tat hog or steer. \ good strong,
well fattenrtl sheep can carry some
corn to market ut u very reasonable
rate.
The patron who will sell or bring im-
pure or imperfect milk 90 the factory ~
like II passenger boring holes In the
ship which keeps him and all others
ailoat.
Unless the manure Il old and well
ruttetl, Il should not be allowed To
touch the roots of the fruit trees, but he
| spread upon the surfncc.
High and rolling land Is best for
| sheep Thev will not do we'll ON low
/ sogeN ground. Sheep seek high and
/ dry land on which TO Craze and lie.
Early grass for cows in milk stimu-
/ lntes flow amt improves quality, espcC'
] ially il the milk Il for butter mal<ingi
IL gives color and imparts an aroma
that suggests the freshness of spring.
\ few boxes in the house filled with
earth, and planted To tomatoes, lettuce
| and cabbage, will he found cheal
mode of securing early plants. Now Is
the time 10 begin, as they will not grow
too radidly when the seeds have snrout-
| ed.
Dairying Is divided, like ancient
| Gnul (,it(e CdcSrr,) into two parts
The first part i to make good butter
and the second part is "a sell II. But
! terwell made, like ''po ,ds we'll bought
is half sold, but we must sell the othe
half.
1t Is Infinitely better to have ON,
Nv that will give 5000 pounds of mill
i'm Il season than to have two cows thu
will give 1000 pounds each, even Ii tin
quality of milk Is equal; in richness q
milk the 5,o00-pound COW Is likely &
be ahead.
Seald and thoroughly clean out you
churns, milk cans and dairy fixtures
bat keep your nasty dishcluth ava
from contact With any utensil. Jn
dishcloth almost universally is abou
the most filthy rag i'm the whole hous
and should never be used on dairy utci
sils.
1t IL good plan TO give the hog
wood ashes once a week with salt. 1h
: more charcoal the ashes contain TN
better. In coal-hurnng sections Civ
them the coal ashes with cinderS, an
they will relish IL very much; and the
take great delight in munching sna
humps Of coal.
1t is not n question, so far rs profit
concerned, how much pig Will wCig
when dressed, as il i how much it ha
cost. The SUCCESS in hog rearing turn
: ON this one point III hogs cost NOR
: than they will sell fnr, there i no goc
: i'm them, except the manure they wi
, make. and this may I've very little, an
too often is.
kainite, which is now cNtensivcl
: used as fertilizer, is n compound ,
+ the sulphatcs of potash and magnesi;
containing, also, common salt an
/, other chlorides. It il not only an e
cellent fertilizer, being soluble, hut
: one Of the best materials that can |
: used for preventing loss of amonia
: the manure heap.